Year  Book 


BIENNIAL  ISSUE 

wwERsnt  oFia«o»UWMrf 

\UG  23  1922 


1919- 20 

1920- 21 


THE 

PRESBYTERY  OF  CLEVELAND 


FORM  OF  BEQUEST 


I hereby  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  Church  Extension 
Committee  of  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  to  its  successor  or  successors* 

(Here  insert  amount) 


Dollars 


•If  property  instead  of  money  is  given,  insert  in  above  blank  the  legal  description  to  the  property* 
if  possible;  if  not  describe  the  property  so  it  can  be  identified. 


A RECORD 

in  Pictures 
and  Statistics 

of 

The  Churches  of  Presbytery 

and 

The  Work  of  the  Church  Extension 
Committee  and  Presbyterian  Union 


Years 

1919- 20 

1920- 21 


Compiled  by 

Charles  L.  Zorbaugh 

Superintendent 


Presbyterian  Headquarters 

801-5  Hippodrome  Bldg.  - Cleveland,  Ohio 
Telephone  Main  4591 


[2] 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


Official  Roster 

As  of  January  1,  1922 

THE  PRESBYTERY 


Moderator,  Rev.  Adelbert  P.  Higley,  D.D 2681  Scarborough  Road 

Stated  Clerk,  Rev.  Arthur  C.  Ludlow,  D.D 9719  Miles  Avenue 


Phone,  Broadway  980-J 


The  Executive  Commission 

Officers,  the  Officers  of  Presbytery 


Trustees  of  Presbytery 


Mr.  Henry  F.  Pope President 

Mr.  John  W.  Walton .. Treasurer 

Rev.  Arthur  C.  Ludlow,  D.D Clerk 


Church  Extension  Committee 


Rev.  James  D.  Williamson,  D.D ...Chairman 

Rev.  Arthur  H.  Limouze Secretary 

Mr.  William  0.  McClure Treasurer 

Rev.  Charles  L.  Zorbaugh,  D.D Superintendent 


Chairmen  of  Committees 


Examination  of  Candidates 

Foreign  Missions 

Education 

Wooster  and  College  Aid 

Ministerial  Relief  and  Sustentation 

Temperance  and  Sabbath  Observance.... 

Bible  and  Tract  Societies 

Narrative  on  Christian  Life  and  Work. 

Freedmen 

Religious  Education 

Evangelistic 

Brotherhood 

Church  Finance 

Vacancy  and  Supply 

Nominations 

History  and  Necrology 

Church  Extension 


Rev.  A.  B.  Meldrum,  D.D. 

Rev.  W.  F.  Dickens-Lewis,  D.D. 

Rev.  Elliot  Field,  D.D. 

Rev.  Adelbert  P.  Higley,  D.D. 

Rev.  David  E.  Platter 

Rev.  Rollin  R.  Marquis,  D.D. 

Rev.  William  L.  Swan,  D.D. 

Rev.  Newton  Donaldson 

Rev.  Basil  R.  King 

Rev.  Harry  H.  Bergen 

Rev.  Louis  F.  Ruf 

Rev.  H.  D.  Borley 

Rev.  Chas.  A.  Hunter 

Rev.  Chas.  L.  Zorbaugh,  D.D. 

Rev.  Robert  I.  Platter 

Rev.  Arthur  C.  Ludlow,  D.D. 

...  Rev.  James  D.  Williamson,  D.D. 


'$C~3(L  \ I b )9 


5,85.1 

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The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland  [3] 


THE  PRESBYTERIAN  UNION 


Mr.  John  H.  Hogg President 

Mr.  Clyde  H.  Judkins Secretary 

Mr.  William  0.  McClure Treasurer 

Rev.  Charles  L.  Zorbaugh,  D.D Su'perintenden 


THE  WOMEN’S  PRESBYTERIAL  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Mrs.  C.  S.  Cutter President 

Mrs.  N.  S.  Lewis First  Vice-President 

Miss  Harriette  B.  Crosby Foreign  Treasurer 

Mrs.  Eugene  T.  Izant Home  Treasurer 


THE  PRESBYTERIAN  MINISTERS’  CLUB 


Rev.  William  L.  Swan,  D.D President 

Rev.  Henry  Schmidt Secretary 


St.  Mark’s  Church 


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The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


STATISTICS  OF  THE  CHURCHES 
Year  Ending  March  31,  1920 


Added  on 
Confession 

Total 

Additions 

Members 

Sunday 

School 

Cong. 

Exp. 

Benevolence 

Benev.  per 

Capita 

Total 

Total 

per  Capita 

Quota 

Raised 

Akron 

First 

41 

144 

1072 

846 

$13161 

7752 

$ 5503 

$ 5.13 

$18664 

$17.41 

Central 

30 

66 

250 

237 

3038 

621 

968 

3.87 

4006 

16.02 

Firestone  Park 

30 

60 

202 

383 

2081 

500 

933 

4.62 

3014 

14.92 

Ashtabula 

First— 

21 

47 

683 

493 

6891 

6014 

14638 

21.43 

21529 

31.52 

East  Side 

100 

171 

215 

Harris  Memorial 

17 

34 

70 

150 

<1 

X 

ZJX 

241 

1106 

15.80 

1891 

27.01 

Prospect  St 

5 

5 

275 

250 

2848 

927 

941 

3.42 

3789 

13.78 

Barberton 

11 

45 

260 

168 

3533 

499 

<! 

00 

2.80 

4261 

16.39 

Bay 

22 

45 

66 

Cleveland 

First — 

21 

51 

721 

588 

24627 

13168 

27756 

38.50 

52383 

72.65 

Second. 

26 

50 

960 

253 

32585 

28370 

27161 

28.29 

59746 

62.24 

Bethany 

32 

45 

430 

285 

4865 

2163 

2242 

5.21 

7107 

16.53 

Bolton 

18 

36 

378 

232 

7475 

2725 

2886 

7.63 

10361 

27.41 

Boulevard 

65 

115 

812 

742 

12590 

4822 

7021 

8.65 

19611 

24.15 

Calvary. — 

18 

59 

889 

451 

20611 

17902 

12473 

14.03 

33084 

37.21 

Euclid  Ave 

17 

49 

851 

350 

16238 

15274 

19488 

22.90 

35726 

41.98 

Glenville 

54 

87 

621 

480 

10274 

3959 

3555 

5.72 

13829 

22.27 

Hungarian 

15 

40 

235 

85 

1820 

211 

525 

2.23 

2345 

9.98 

Immanuel— 

19 

27 

155 

250 

3485 

375 

729 

4.70 

4214 

27.19 

Italian  Beckwith 

Memorial 

21 

21 

124 

178 

488 

47 

261 

2.10 

749 

6.04 

Linndale 

8 

11 

76 

93 

787 

208 

146 

1.92 

933 

12.28 

Maple  Heights- 

32 

74 

402 

71 

86 

2.69 

488 

15.25 

Mayflower 

7 

7 

71 

155 

987 

273 

179 

2.52 

1166 

16.42 

Miles  Park 

38 

52 

575 

552 

8757 

2218 

1121 

1.95 

9878 

17.18 

North 

64 

72 

352 

298 

3847 

1826 

3298 

9.37 

7145 

20.30 

Phillips  Ave — 

32 

56 

285 

385 

6257 

875 

741 

2.60 

6998 

24.55 

St.  Mark’s 

112 

115 

147 

135 

1974 

80 

286 

1.95 

2260 

15.37 

South — 

12 

22 

212 

287 

4927 

1366 

1262 

5.95 

6189 

29.19 

Westminster— 

34 

43 

450 

517 

4659 

2127 

1460 

3.24 

6119 

13.60 

Woodland  Ave 

19 

24 

363 

330 

5142 

3015 

3728 

10.27 

7870 

21.68 

Cleveland  Heights.... 

24 

97 

228 

302 

8315 

1659 

2740 

12.02 

11055 

48.49 

Fairmount 

30 

78 

264 

364 

8030 

4279 

5298 

20.07 

13328 

50.48 

East  Cleveland 

First. 

40 

69 

470 

525 

13146 

3282 

3664 

7.80 

16810 

35.77 

Windermere 

16 

49 

497 

406 

9477 

4709 

4681 

9.42 

14158 

28.49 

Independence— 

9 

Kingsville 

6 

13 

107 

77 

1104 

373 

128 

1.20 

1232 

11.51 

Lakewood  

66 

146 

980 

1226 

32146 

4476 

3050 

3.11 

35196 

35.91 

Lorain 

12 

22 

239 

162 

3195 

942 

1177 

4.92 

4372 

18.29 

Northfield— 

9 

9 

39 

86 

101 

210 

5.38 

210 

5.38 

North  Kingsville 

76 

100 

271 

North  Springfield 

27 

52 

180 

204 

1958 

408 

237 

1.32 

2195 

12.19 

Orwell 

5 

8 

134 

180 

2872 

576 

774 

5.78 

3646 

27.21 

Parma 

10 

14 

65 

81 

610 

349 

335 

5.15 

945 

14.54 

Rittman 

5 

10 

142 

150 

2684 

558 

607 

4.27 

3291 

23.18 

Ro  me 

4 

6 

71 

118 

696 

247 

201 

2.83 

897 

12.63 

Seville 

12 

21 

169 

167 

2549 

712 

884 

5.23 

3433 

20.31 

Solon 

103 

80 

1117 

362 

252 

2.45 

1369 

13.29 

South  New  Lyme 

21 

30 

281 

147 

4 

.19 

285 

13.57 

Wickliffe 

15 

32 

106 

179 

8512 

451 

716 

6.75 

9228 

87.06 

Willoughby 

9 

18 

151 

150 

3334 

657 

392 

2.60 

3726 

24.68 

The  Presbytery 


or  Cleveland 


[5] 


STATISTICAL  SUMMARY 
From  General  Assembly  Minutes 
Year  Ending  March  31,  1920 


94 

Home  Missions 

$ 39,465.00 

50 

Foreign  Missions 

36,450.00 

Candidates  for  Ministry 

3 

Education 

7,391.00 

Elders 

403 

Sunday  School  work 

4,609.00 

Deacons 

150 

Church  Erection. 

3,523.00 

Added  on  Examination 

1077 

Relief 

5,206. 00 

Added  on  Certificate 

950 

Freedmen 

3,037.00 

Restored 

42 

Temperance 

2,470.00 

Dismissed 

534 

Evangelistic  Work 

558.00 

Suspended  Roll 

398 

Bible  Societies  ... 

215.00 

Deceased.. 

136 

General  Assembly 

2,382.00 

Net  Membership 

15,724 

215 

Congregational  Expenses 

305 , 739 . 00 

Adults  Baptized 

Miscellaneous  

63,647.00 

Infants  Baptized 

Sunday  School  Members,  Teachers, 

412 

Grand  Total 

$474 , 692 . 00 

etc 

14,050 

Deduct  Cong.  Expenses 

308,121.00 

Total  Benevolences 

$166,571.00 

As  compared  with  preceding  year  we  show  results  as  follows : 


Accessions Gain  of  494  or  32.22% 

Net  Membership Gain  of  785  or  5.25% 

Sunday  School  Enrollment _ Gain  of  1,246  or  9.73% 

Benevolences Gain  of  $43,105  or  34.91% 

Gifts  to  Ten  Causes  (omitting  Miscellaneous) Gain  of  $27,006  or  35.57% 

Congregational  Expenses Gain  of  $ 8,160  or  2.72% 


Table  of  Gains  and  Losses  in  Benevolences  compared  with  preceding  year: 


Gain  Loss 

Home  Missions . $7,218 

Foreign  Missions 7,797 

Education.. 6 , 026 

Sunday  School  Work ...... 2,385 

Church  Erection. 2 , 093 

Relief 2,740 

Freedmen 980 

Colleges  (not  included  this  year) $2,458 

Temperance... 548 

Evangelistic  Work  (not  included  last  year) 558  

Bible  Societies  (not  included  last  year) 215  

Miscellaneous 16,099  


Total $46,111  $3,006 


[6] 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


1919-20  LEADING  TENS 


Members  Added  on  Confession  of 


Faith 

Cleveland,  St.  Mark’s 112 

Lakewood 66 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 65 

Cleveland,  North 64 

Cleveland,  Glenville... 54 

Akron,  First 41 

East  Cleveland,  First 40 

Cleveland,  Miles  Park 38 

Cleveland,  Westminster 34 

Cleveland,  Bethany 32 

Cleveland,  Phillips  Ave 32 

Accessions 

Lakewood 146 

Akron,  First 144 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 115 

Cleveland,  St.  Mark’s. 115 

Cleveland  Heights. 97 

Cleveland,  Glenville 87 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 78 

Cleveland,  North... 72 

East  Cleveland,  First 69 

Akron,  Central  ... 66 

Members 

Akron,  First 1072 

Lakewood 980 

Cleveland,  Second 960 

Cleveland,  Calvary.... 889 

Cleveland,  Euclid  Ave 851 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 812 

Cleveland,  First 721 

Ashtabula,  First.... 683 

Cleveland,  Glenville 621 

Cleveland,  Miles  Park 575 

Sunday  School 

Lakewood.... 1226 

Akron,  First 846 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 742 

Cleveland,  First 588 

Cleveland,  Miles  Park 552 

East  Cleveland,  First 525 

Cleveland,  Westminster 517 

Ashtabula,  First 493 

Cleveland,  Glenville 480 

Cleveland,  Calvary 451 


Congregational  Expenses 


Cleveland,  Second $32,585 

Lakewood 32,146 

Cleveland,  First 24,627 

Cleveland,  Calvary i.  20,611 

Cleveland,  Euclid  Ave 16,238 

Akron,  First. 13,161 

East  Cleveland,  First 13,146 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 12,590 

Cleveland,  Glenville 10,274 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 9,477 

Benevolences 

Cleveland,  First $27,756 

Cleveland,  Second.... 27,161 

Cleveland,  Euclid  Ave 19,488 

Ashtabula,  First 14,638 

Cleveland,  Calvary 12,473 

Cleveland,  Boulevard.... 7,021 

Akron,  First 5,503 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 5,298 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 4,681 

East  Cleveland,  First 3,664 

Benevolences  per  Capita 

Cleveland,  First $38.50 

Cleveland,  Second 28.29 

Cleveland,  Euclid  Ave 22 . 90 

Ashtabula,  First . 21.43 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 20 . 07 

Ashtabula,  Harris  Memorial 15 . 80 

Cleveland,  Calvary 14.03 

Cleveland  Heights 12.02 

Cleveland,  Woodland  Ave 10.27 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere  9.42 

Total  Expenses 

Cleveland,  Second $59,746 

Cleveland,  First 52,383 

Cleveland,  Euclid  Ave 35,726 

Lakewood. ... 35,196 

Cleveland,  Calvary 33,084 

Ashtabula,  First 21,529 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 19,611 

Akron,  First 18,664 

East  Cleveland,  First 16,810 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 14,158 


Total  Expenses  per  Member 


Wickliffe $87.06 

Cleveland,  First 72.65 

Cleveland,  Second 62.24 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 50.48 

Cleveland  Heights 48.49 

Cleveland,  Euclid  Ave 41 . 98 

Ashtabula,  Harris  Memorial 38.44 

Cleveland,  Calvary 37.21 

Lakewood 35.91 

East  Cleveland,  First 35.77 


The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland 


[7] 


1919-20  AIDED  CHURCHES  AND  MISSIONS 


Added  on 

Exam. 

Added  by 

Letter 

Total  Added 

Total  Members 

Infant  Bapt. 

Adult  Bapt. 

Sunday  School 

Cong.  Exp. 

| Bencv. 

Akron 

Central 

30 

36 

66 

250 

2 

3 

237 

$ 3038 

$ 968 

Firestone  Park.. 

30 

30 

60 

202 

11 

14 

383 

2081 

933 

Italian  Mission 

135 

Ashtabula 

East  Side..... 

100 

171 

Harris  Mem’l 

17 

17 

34 

70 

12 

6 

150 

1585 

1106 

Prospect  St 

5 

5 

275 

250 

2848 

941 

Bay 

22 

45 

Cleveland 

* Chapel  of  the 

Redeemer 

** Chapel  of  the 

Saviour 

f Forestdale 

Hungarian 

15 

25 

40 

235 

21 

85 

1820 

525 

Immanuel 

19 

8 

27 

155 

3 

250 

4310 

729 

Linndale 

8 

3 

11 

76 

2 

3 

93 

787 

146 

Maple  Heights.. 

32 

74 

402 

86 

Mayflower 

7 

7 

71 

155 

987 

179 

North. 

64 

8 

72 

352 

21 

17 

298 

3847 

3298 

Phillips  Ave 

32 

24 

56 

285 

8 

3 

385 

6257 

741 

St.  Mark’s 

112 

3 

115 

147 

14 

10 

135 

3277 

286 

Woodland  Ave.. 

19 

5 

24 

363 

14 

330 

5142 

2728 

ffLakewood-Grace 

Kingsville 

6 

7 

13 

107 

4 

77 

1104 

128 

New  Lyme 

21 

30 

275 

4 

North  Kingsville 

76 

100 

Rittman 

5 

5 

10 

142 

3 

2 

150 

2684 

607 

Willoughby 

9 

9 

18 

151 

1 

4 

150 

3334 

392 

* Included  in  statistics  of  Bethany  Church. 

♦♦Included  in  statistics  of  Italian  Beckwith  Memorial  Church, 
t -Included  in  statistics  of  Miles  Park  Church, 
ttlncluded  in  statistics  of  Lakewood  Church. 


[8] 


The  Presbytery 


OF  CLEVE LAN  D 


CHURCH  EXTENSION  COMMITTEE 
TREASURER’S  REPORT 


Receipts 

Balance  on  hand  April  1,  1919 

Received  from  Churches  on  Apportionments 

From  New  Era  Clearing  House 

From  Co-operating  Societies: 

Presbyterian  Union — for  Office  Expenses,  Salaries,  Rent,  Etc $3,033.75 

Presbyterian  Board  of  Home  Missions — for  Daily  Vacation  Bible 


Schools 500 . 00 

Synodical  Home  Missions  Committee 1 , 500 . 00 

Women’s  Missionary  Society 30.00 


5 629.65 

533.50 
31,152.58 


5,063. 75 


Special : 

Interest — Case  Ave.  Pres.  Church  Fund 330 . 00 

For  Woodland  Ave.  Church  Budget 15 , 000 . 00 

Gifts  for  Daily  Vacation  Bible  School  Work 778 . 20 

From  Magyar  Church 100.00 

Gift  for  Aided  Churches 10 . 00 

Loans . 3,000.00 

Sundry 185 . 83 


Total  Receipts. 


$56,783.51 


Disbursements 

Appropriations  to  Aided  Churches 

Special  Centers — Akron  Firestone  Park,  North  and  Woodland  Ave. 


Churches 

Mission  Expenses: 

Italian,  Chapel  of  the  Redeemer $ 1481.59 

Italian,  Chapel  of  the  Saviour..... 2087.50 

Italian,  Akron  Mission 1530.91 

Italian,  Wickliffe  Mission 135.30 

Hungarian  Church  (Magyar) 2013.33 

Miscellaneous 36.72 


$10,407.78 

23,200.00 


7,285.35 


Daily  Vacation  Bible  Schools I...... 1,788.83 

Administration : 

Salaries $ 4933.32 

Office  Expenses,  Rent,  Etc 2453.69  7,387.01 


Synod  of  Ohio — Appropriation 1 , 751 . 40 

Payment  of  Loan,  less  discount . 2 , 985 . 50 

Miscellaneous 487 . 34 


Total  Disbursements $55,293.21 

Balance  on  hand  April  1,  1920 1,490.30 


$56,783.51 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


[9] 


THE  PRESBYTERIAN  UNION 
TREASURER’S  STATEMENT 


MEMBERSHIP  FUND 


Receipts 

January  1,  1919 — Balance  on  hand $ 924.28 

Membership  Dues $ 2,053.09 

Sale  of  Tickets  for  Dinners 528.00 

Sundry . 2 . 00 

2, 583, 09 

Total  Receipts $ 3,507.37 

Disbursements 

Expenses  connected  with  Dinners $ 2,205.47 

Stationery  and  Printing 73 . 00 

Sundry 2.00 

Total  Disbursements $ 2,280.47 

Balance  on  hand  Dec.  31,  1919 1,226.90 

$ 3,507.37 


GENERAL  FUND 


Receipts 

January  1,  1918 — Balance  on  hand 

Annual  Income  Fund. $ 189.00 

Five-Year  Advance  Fund 17 , 993 . 50 

Interest  Earned. 176.40 

First  Hungarian  Church — account  building 1,500.00 

Lakewood  Church — Balance  ($5,000  loan) 3,453.20 

Board  of  Church  Erection — Grant  for  new  building  for  First  Hun- 
garian Church 3,000.00 

Board  of  Church  Erection — Loan  for  new  building  for  First  Hun- 
garian Church 5,000.00 

From  sale  of  Buckeye  Road  and  East  103rd  Street  property — first 

payment 500 . 00 

For  Harkness  Camp : 

For  Construction  and  Equipment.. $1651 .81 

For  Maintenance 1765 . 14 

Fees 1074.35 

4,491.30 

Sundry.... 1 80.21 


Total  Receipts. 


1,667.80 


36,383.61 

$38,051.41 


Disbursements 

Notes  paid  at  bank.... $13 , 000 . 00 

Office  Expenses 1 , 950 . 50 

Interest  Paid _ 509 . 39 

Taxes 613.02 

First  Hungarian  Church — account  new  buildings 6,344.21 

Lakewood  Church — Loan 3,000.00 

Noble  Road  Chapel — Grant 1 , 000 . 00 

Mortgage  Loan  on  First  Hungarian  Church  property.  Buckeye 

Road  and  East  126th  Street 1 , 300 . 00 

Insurance ... 153.61 

Printing 249 . 35 

Advertising... 204 . 96 

Harkness  Camp — Construction  and  Equipment $4611.68 


7,611.22 

Sundry  Expenses 539 . 56 

Total  Disbursements $36 , 475 . 82 

Balance  on  hand  December  31,  1919 1 ,575 .59 


$38,051.41 


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The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland 


STATISTICS  OF  THE  CHURCHES 
Year  Ending  March  31,  1921 


Added  on 

Confession 

Total 

Additions 

Members 

Sunday 

School 

be  . 
c a 
o * 
uu 

Benevolence 

Benev.  per 

Capita 

Total 

Total 

per  Capita 

Quota 

Raised 

Akron 

First 

64 

190 

1108 

862 

$17725 

12558 

$29563 

$26.68 

$47288 

$42.68 

Central 

95 

112 

347 

278 

4500 

1006 

1764 

4.97 

6264 

18.05 

Firestone  Park 

17 

35 

219 

415 

3017 

810 

727 

3.32 

3744 

17.10 

Ashtabula 

First 

42 

87 

720 

521 

20687 

9742 

5594 

7.77 

26281 

36.50 

East  Side 

6 

101 

170 

773 

348 

186 

1.84 

959 

9.50 

Harris  Memorial 

13 

15 

79 

192 

1299 

390 

194 

2.46 

1483 

18.77 

Prospect  St 

42 

74 

325 

300 

5609 

1501 

836 

2.57 

6445 

19.83 

Barberton 

13 

45 

279 

174 

6275 

808 

1075 

3.85 

7350 

26.34 

Bay- 

22 

45 

229 

106 

229 

10.41 

Cleveland 

First - 

73 

121 

805 

621 

34748 

21332 

29194 

36.27 

63942 

79.43 

Bethany 

41 

56 

457 

241 

11118 

3504 

3776 

8.26 

14894 

32.59 

Bolton 

15 

25 

364 

212 

8287 

4415 

2958 

8.13 

11245 

30.89 

Boulevard— 

50 

135 

859 

966 

15443 

7811 

5572 

6.49 

21015 

24.46 

Calvary— 

64 

165 

951 

474 

29642 

29001 

12669 

13.32 

42311 

44.49 

Ch.  of  the  Covenant.. 

44 

98 

1557 

493 

59408 

70704 

32292 

20.74 

91700 

58.90 

Glenville 

42 

78 

638 

522 

13586 

6413 

4564 

7.15 

18150 

28.45 

Hungarian 

6 

18 

212 

147 

1348 

341 

701 

3.31 

2049 

9.67 

Immanuel 

31 

50 

148 

250 

4009 

607 

901 

6.09 

4910 

33.18 

Italian  Beckwith 

Memorial 

4 

4 

106 

155 

758 

76 

404 

3.81 

1162 

10.96 

Linndale 

6 

15 

89 

97 

1195 

336 

202 

2.27 

1397 

15.70 

Maple  Heights— 

2 

2 

32 

91 

888 

115 

71 

2.22 

959 

29.97 

Mayflower 

4 

5 

75 

150 

1054 

442 

104 

1.39 

1158 

15.44 

Miles  Park 

23 

36 

611 

524 

10385 

3593 

1876 

3.07 

12261 

20.07 

North 

42 

45 

394 

277 

6451 

2958 

2174 

5.52 

8625 

21.89 

Phillips  Ave 

60 

76 

320 

425 

6701 

1317 

1523 

4.76 

8224 

25.70 

St.  Mark’s 

45 

82 

165 

171 

2194 

129 

273 

1.65 

2467 

14.95 

South 

33 

44 

254 

269 

5637 

2212 

1498 

5.90 

7135 

28.09 

Westminster— 

33 

45 

432 

550 

6450 

3445 

1253 

2.90 

7703 

17.83 

Woodland  Ave 

47 

60 

365 

384 

6058 

4884 

4835 

13.25 

10893 

29.84 

Cleveland  Heights.... 

32 

83 

289 

380 

8778 

2787 

5212 

18.03 

13990 

48.41 

Fairmount 

22 

99 

325 

450 

15042 

6931 

1389 

4.27 

16431 

50.55 

East  Cleveland 

First 

44 

96 

460 

500 

11775 

5316 

7100 

15.43 

18875 

41.03 

Windermere 

35 

101 

549 

488 

12552 

7528 

7814 

14.23 

20366 

37.10 

Independence 

5 

Kingsville 

2 

7 

105 

78 

1286 

604 

96 

.91 

1382 

13.16 

Lakewood 

83 

174 

1096 

1407 

22898 

7191 

16426 

14.99 

39324 

35.88 

Grace 

102 

102 

102 

185 

1925 

139 

290 

2.82 

2215 

21.71 

Lorain 

25 

31 

232 

165 

4786 

1527 

1833 

7.90 

6619 

28.53 

Northfield. 

6 

6 

45 

100 

506 

163 

170 

3.78 

676 

15.02 

North  Kingsville 

3 

64 

100 

752 

439 

61 

.95 

813 

12.70 

North  Springfield 

19 

30 

200 

204 

1969 

660 

186 

.93 

2155 

10.78 

Orwell 

2 

9 

138 

177 

2328 

933 

699 

5.07 

3027 

21.93 

Parma 

8 

8 

68 

81 

610 

565 

69 

1.01 

679 

9.99 

Pierpont — 

141 

200 

Rittman 

3 

6 

138 

175 

3458 

603 

667 

4.83 

4125 

29.89 

Rome. 

4 

6 

67 

112 

715 

400 

184 

2.75 

899 

13.42 

Seville 

15 

29 

196 

200 

1906 

1153 

906 

4.62 

2812 

14.35 

Solon — 

2 

42 

39 

585 

20 

.48 

South  New  Lyme.... 

18 

15 

273 

238 

18 

1.00 

291 

16.17 

Wickliffe 

28 

30 

125 

217 

2427 

730 

1084 

8.67 

3511 

28.09 

Willoughby 

7 

31 

176 

198 

3313 

1064 

1095 

6.22 

4408 

25.05 

The  Presby t e r y of  . Cleveland 


[HI 


STATISTICAL  SUMMARY 
From  General  Assembly  Minutes 
Year  Ending  March  31,  1921 


Ministers — - 100 

Churches 51 

Candidates  for  Ministry 3 

Elders 410 

Deacons 154 

Added  on  Examination 1388 

Added  on  Certificate 1189 

Restored .. 133 

Dismissed 729 

Suspended  Roll 1011 

Deceased * 156 

Net  Membership 16,616 

Adults  Baptized 281 

Infants  Baptized 504 

Sunday  School  Members,  Teachers, 

etc. 14,954 


Home  Missions $ 49,687 

Foreign  Missions 51,926 

Education 11,803 

Sunday  School  Work 4,033 

Church  Erection 9,740 

Relief  and  Sustentation 6,353 

Freedmen 3,168 

Temperance. 3,213 

Evangelistic*  Work 1 , 365 

Bible  Societies 569 

General  Assembly 2,516 

Congregational  Expenses 409,495 

Miscellaneous 50,241 


Grand  Total $604,109 

Deduct  Cong.  Expenses 412,011 


Total  Benevolences $192,098 


As  compared  with  preceding  year  we  show  results  as  follows: 


Accessions Gain  of  550  or  27.13% 

Net  Membership..: Gain  of  892  or  5.67% 

Sunday  School  Enrollment Gain  of  904  or  6.43% 

Benevolences ..Gain  of  $25,527  or  15.32% 

Gifts  to  Our  Ten  Causes  (omitting  Miscellaneous) Gain  of  $38,933  or  37.83% 

Congregational  Expenses.. Gain  of  $103,890  or  33.72% 


Table  of  Gains  and  Losses  in  Benevolences  compared  with  preceding  year: 

Gain  Loss 


Home  Missions 

Foreign  Missions  .. 

$10,222 

15,476 

Education 

4,412 

Sunday  Sohonl  Work 

$ 576 

Church  Erection 

6,217 

Relief 

1,147 

Freedmen 

131 

Temperance 

743 

Evangelistic  Work 

807 

Bible  Societies 

354 

Miscellaneous 

13406 

Total 

$39,509 

$13,982 

m 


The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland 


Harkness  Camp,  in  its  third  season,  1921,  had 
795  guests,  of  whom  149  were  from  ordinary 
church  families  and  646  under-privileged,  from 
centers  like  Woodland,  North  and  Old  Stone, 
and  charity  organizations.  Cost — $11,812.56 

RECEIPTS 


Camp  fees... $ 1,634.56 

Church  organizations... 3,366.72 

Individuals 1,334.50 

Presbyterian  Union ~ 2 , 435  91 

Exchange  Club - 1 , 400 . 00 

Community  Chest 1 , 605  00 

Sundry — 35.87 


Total $11,812.56 


The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland 


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The  Presbytery  of 


Cleveland 


1920-21  LEADING  TENS 


Members  Added  on  Confession  of 


Faith 

*Lakewood,  Grace 102 

Akron,  Central .... . 95 

Lakewood 83 

Cleveland,  First 73 

Akron,  First... 64 

Cleveland,  Calvary 64 

Cleveland,  Phillips  Ave 60 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 50 

Cleveland,  Woodland  Ave 47 

Cleveland,  St.  Mark's 45 

Accessions 

Akron,  First... 190 

Lakewood 174 

Cleveland,  Calvary 165 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 135 

Cleveland,  First 121 

Akron,  Central 112 

*Lakewood,  Grace 102 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 101 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 1 99 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant 98 

Members 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant 1557 

Akron,  First 1108 

Lakewood 1096 

Cleveland,  Calvary 951 

Cleveland,  Boulevard. 859 

Cleveland,  First 805 

Ashtabula,  First 720 

Cleveland,  Glenville 638 

Cleveland,  Miles  Park 611 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere. 549 

Sunday  School 

Lakewood 1407 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 966 

Akron,  First 862 

Cleveland,  First 621 

Cleveland,  Westminster 550 

Cleveland,  Miles  Park 524 

Cleveland,  Glenville 522 

Ashtabula,  First... 521 

East  Cleveland,  First 500 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant 493 


Congregational  Expenses 


Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant....  $59,408 

Cleveland,  First 34,748 

Cleveland,  Calvary.. 29 , 642 

Lakewood 22,898 

Ashtabula,  First 20,687 

Akron,  First 17,725 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 15,443 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 15,042 

Cleveland,  Glenville 13,586 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 12,552 

Benevolences 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant....  $32,292 

Akron,  First 29,563 

Cleveland,  First..... 29,194 

Lakewood. 16,426 

Cleveland,  Calvary 12,669 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 7 , 814 

East  Cleveland,  First 7,100 

Ashtabula,  First # 5,594 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 5,572 

Cleveland  Heights. 5,212 

Benevolences  per  Member 

Cleveland,  First $36.27 

Akron,  First.. 26.68 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant 20 . 74 

Cleveland  Heights. 18.03 

East  Cleveland  First 15.43 

Lakewood 14.99 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 14.23 

Cleveland,  Calvary 13.32 

Cleveland,  Woodland  Ave 13.25 

Wickliffe 8.67 

Total  Expenses 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant....  $91,700 

Cleveland,  First......’. 63,942 

Akron,  First 47,288 

Cleveland,  Calvary 42,311 

Lakewood 39,324 

Ashtabula,  First 26,281 

Cleveland,  Boulevard 21,015 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 20,366 

East  Cleveland,  First 18,875 

Cleveland,  Glenville 18,150 


Total  Expenses  per  Member 

Cleveland,  First $79.43 

Cleveland,  Church  of  Covenant 58.90 

Cleveland  Heights,  Fairmount 50.55 

Cleveland  Heights 48.41 

Cleveland,  Calvary 44.49 

Akron,  First 42.68 

East  Cleveland,  First 41.03 

East  Cleveland,  Windermere 37.10 

Ashtabula,  First 36.50 

Lakewood 35 . 88 


Received  at  organization  of  church. 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


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1920-21  AIDED  CHURCHES  AND  MISSIONS 


Added  on 

Exam. 

Added  by 

Letter 

| Total  Added 

Total  Members 

Infant  Bapt. 

Adult  Bapt. 

Sunday  School 

t i 

o 

U 

Akron 

Central 

95 

17 

112 

347 

26 

24 

278 

$ 4500 

$1764 

Firestone  Park.. 

17 

18 

35 

219 

19 

6 

415 

3017 

727 

Italian  Mission 

94 

Ashtabula 

East  Side 

6 

6 

101 

2 

170 

773 

186 

Harris  Mem’l... . 

13 

2 

15 

79 

7 

6 

192 

2099 

194 

Bay 

22 

45 

229 

Cleveland 

* Chapel  of  the 

Redeemer 

**Chapel  of  the 

Saviour 

f Forestdale 

Mission 

Hungarian 

6 

12 

18 

212 

21 

1 

147 

1348 

701 

Immanuel 

31 

19 

50 

148 

7 

8 

250 

5009 

901 

Linndale 

6 

9 

15 

89 

7 

1 

97 

1195 

202 

Maple  Heights.. 

2 

2 

32 

3 

91 

888 

71 

Mayflower 

4 

1 

5 

75 

150 

1054 

104 

North 

42 

3 

45 

394 

18 

11 

277 

6451 

2174 

Phillips  Ave 

60 

16 

76 

320 

14 

18 

425 

6701 

1523 

St.  Mark’s 

45 

37 

82 

165 

10 

6 

171 

2194 

273 

Woodland  Ave.. 

47 

13 

60 

365 

16 

4 

384 

6058 

4835 

Lakewood 

Grace 

102 

102 

102 

4 

185 

2900 

290 

Kingsville 

2 

5 

7 

105 

3 

78 

1992 

96 

NorthKingsville 

3 

3 

64 

100 

1112 

61 

New  Lyme 

18 

15 

273 

18 

Rittman 

3 

3 

6 

138 

175 

3825 

667 

Rome 

4 

2 

6 

67 

2 

112 

715 

184 

Seville 

15 

14 

29 

196 

1 

3 

200 

1906 

906 

* Included  in  statistics  of  Bethany  Church. 

**Included  in  statistics  of  Italian  Beckwith  Memorial  Church, 
t Included  in  statistics  of  Miles  Park  Church. 


[16] 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


CHURCH  EXTENSION  COMMITTEE 
TREASURER’S  REPORT 


Receipts 


Balance  on  hand  April  1,  1920 

From  New  Era  Clearing  House 

From  Co-operating  Societies: 

Presbyterian  Union . $ 5564.12 

Women’s  Missionary  Society 430 . 29 


Special : 

Interest — Case  Ave.  Pres.  Church  Fund 

For  Daily  Vacation  Bible  Schools — Gifts  and  Receipts  from  sale  of  materials 

From  Hungarian  Church  

From  Lakewood  Pres.  Church — to  apply  on  Grace  Church  Budget 


For  Woodland  Avenue  Church  Budget  

Loan  from  Board  of  Church  Erection $ 1000.00 

Less  insurance  premium — Kingsville  Manse  8 . 50 


Refund  of  amounts  advanced  for  survey  on  North  Hill,  Akron,  New  Era  Move- 
ment, etc 

Sundry 


$ 1,490.30 
40,700.00 


5,994.41 

330.00 
842.04 

150.00 
312.50 

22,500.00 


991.50 

460.17 

271.89 


Total  Receipts. 


$74,042.81 


Disbursements 


Appropriations  to  Aided  Churches 

Special  Centers — Akron  Firestone  Park,  North  and  Woodland 


Avenue  Churches , 

Mission  Expenses: 

Italian,  Chapel  of  the  Redeemer..... $ 1 , 745 . 23 

Italian,  Chapel  of  the  Saviour 2 , 350 . 00 

Italian,  Akron  Mission 2,527.26 

Italian,  Wickliffe  Mission — - 3.20 

Hungarian  Church 2 , 000 . 00 

Miscellaneous  Foreign  Work 14.55 


Daily  Vacation  Bible  Schools 

Administration : 

Salaries $ 6,396.68 

Office  Expenses,  Rent,  Etc 2,708.44 


Synod  of  Ohio — Appropriation 

Amounts  advanced  for  Survey  on  North  Hill,  Akron,  New  Era  Movement,  Etc. 
Miscellaneous 


$15,161.77 

35,703.33 


8,640.24 

2,096.78 


9,105.12 

1,886.88 

571.17 

491.18 


Total  Disbursements $73 , 656 . 47 

Balance  on  hand  April  1,  1921 386.34 


$74,042.81 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


U7] 


THE  PRESBYTERIAN  UNION 
TREASURER  S STATEMENT 


MEMBERSHIP  FUND 
Receipts 

January  1,  1920 — Balance  on  hand 


Membership  Dues $ 1,746.05 

Sale  of  Tickets  for  Dinners 832 . 00 


Total  Receipts 

Disbursements 


Expenses  connected  with  Dinners $ 3 , 357 . 52 

Stationery  and  Printing 88 . 20 

Sundry 6 . 00 


Total  Disbursements $ 3,451.72 

Balance  on  hand  December  31,  1920 353.23 


GENERAL  FUND 


Receipts 

January  1,  1920 — Balance  on  hand 

Annual  Income 

Five-Year  Advance  Fund 

Centennial  Fund . 

Interest  Earned 

Grace  Church — account  new  building 


St.  Mark’s  Church: 

Account  purchase  of  property $ 1 , 000 

Account  Repairs  to  building 500 


From  sale  of  Buckeye  Road  and  East  103rd  Street  property- 


second  and  third  payments 

For  Harkness  Camp: 

For  Construction  and  Equipment $ 2650 . 13 

For  Maintenance 1204 . 75 

Fees n 1686.15 

Balance  from  Adult  Camp 1 . 25 


From  Churches  for  “Church  and  City”._ 

Loans — From  Bank. $12,800.00 

From  Board  of  Church  Erection  for  St.  Mark’s 

Church — $7500  less  insurance  premium  $31.95  ..  7,468.05 


Sundry. 


$ 74.00 

18.103.50 
6,825.00 
482.50 
1,000.00 


1,500.00 

1,500.00 


5,542.28 

67.00 


20,268.05 

19.89 


$ 1,226.90 

2,578.05 
$ 3,804.95 


$ 3,804.95 


$ 1,575.59 


55,382.22 


Total  Receipts. 


$56,957.81 


[18] 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


GENERAL  FUND  {Continued) 


Disbursements 


Purchase  of  additional  lot  for  Grace  Church $ 1 , 300 . 00 

Payment  of  loan 7,800.00 

Office  Expenses. 6,246.25 

Interest  Paid _. 815.31 

Taxes 329.02 

Boulevard  Church  Debt — payment  on  account... 390.00 

Grace  Church — account  new  building 8 , 244 . 38 

Insurance 325 . 15 

Printing ..  52.50 

Harkness  Camp: 

Construction  and  Equipment..... $2,452.54 

Maintenance..... 5,262.67 

7,715.21 

Publicity  Expenses,  “Church  and  City”  Etc 1,398.95 

Purchase  of  property  for  St.  Mark’s  Church 15,000.00 

Repairs  to  St.  Mark’s  Church  building 1 , 200 . 00 

Centennial  Fund  Campaign  Expenses 900.31 

Miscellaneous  Expense 47.30 


Total  Disbursements $51,764.38 

Balance  on  hand  December  31,  1920 5,193.43 

— $56,957.81 


Mr.  Mascitelli  and  his  school  in  Akron. 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


[19] 


OUR  DAILY  VACATION  BIBLE  SCHOOLS 


1919 


Number  of  Schools 9 

Located  as  follows: 

Akron ...Firestone  Park  Church 

Italian  Community  Center 

Cleveland First  Hungarian  Church 


Glenville  Church 
Linndale  Church 
Miles  Park  Church 
North  Church 
Old  Stone  Church 
Woodland  Avenue  Church 


Total  enrollment 14(54 

Per  cent  of  attendance 74.5% 

School  having  largest  enrollment — North. 

School  having  highest  per  cent  of  attendance— Old  Stone. 

Nationalities  represented 25 


1920 

Number  of  Schools 11 

Located  as  follows: 

Akron .... Firestone  Park  Church 

Italian  Community  Center 

Ashtabula First  Church 

Cleveland.. Chapel  of  the  Redeemer 


Glenville  Church 

First  Hungarian  Church 

Linndale  Church 

Miles  Park  Church 

North  Church 

Old  Stone  Church 

Woodland  Avenue  Church 

Total  enrollment... 1776 

Per  cent  of  attendance 70.9% 

School  having  largest  enrollment— North. 

School  having  highest  per  cent  of  attendance — North. 

Nationalities  represented 23 


1921 

Number  of  Schools 

Located  as  follows: 

Akron 


Ashtabula. 


Cleveland. 


Rittman  Church 

Rome  Church 

Total  enrollment 

Per  cent  of  attendance 2 

School  having  largest  enrollment — North. 

School  having  highest  per  cent  of  attendance — St. 
90.5%. 

Nationalities  represented 


16 


.Central  Church 
Firestone  Park  Church 
Italian  Community  Center 
First  Church  (Union) 
Harbor  (Union) 

.Chapel  of  the  Redeemer 
Forestdale  Mission 
Glenville  Church 
Linndale  Church 
North  Church 
Old  Stone  Church 
Phillips  Avenue  Church 
St.  Mark’s  Church 
Woodland  Avenue  Church 


...2191 

78.4% 


Mark’s  and  Akron  Italian,  each  being 


.24 


[20] 


The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland 


The  Presbytery  of  Cleveland 


[21] 


THE  FORWARD  MOVEMENT  IN  CLEVELAND  PRESBYTERY 


COMMENTS 


The  chart  is  a graphic  study  of  the  total  giving  of  our  churches  to 
Presbyterian  causes  over  a period  of  two  decades.  Miscellaneous  gifts 
are  not  included.  Account  is  taken  of  gifts  to  our  own  church  causes  only, 
as  cleared  through  the  treasuries  of  the  individual  churches,  the  Church 
Extension  Committee  and  the  Presbyterian  Union. 

It  is  not  wholly  satisfactory  because  of  the  changing  and  varying  prac- 
tice of  the  churches  in  reporting  their  gifts. 

For  example,  up  to  1918,  when  the  New  Era  Movement  began,  it  was 
not  uncommon  for  churches  to  include  in  their  reports  large  special  indivi- 
dual gifts  that  never  passed  through  the  church  treasury  at  all.  This  is 
illustrated  in  the  chart  which  shows  that  in  1903  Old  Stone  alone  reported 
$85,000.00  given  in  college  aid. 

To-day  such  individual  gifts  are  not  reported,  as  to  swell  the  church 
total  would  invite  a larger  New  Era  quota.  This  accounts  for  the  sharp 
drop  of  the  chart  line  in  1919. 

Hence  the  chart  is  necessarily  inexact  in  its  comparisons.  Were  it 
possible  to  eliminate  from  it  all  individual  gifts  during  the  period,  the 
showing  of  our  progress  since  1911,  when  our  forward  movement  began, 
would  be  much  more  striking.  As  it  is,  our  per  capita  went  up  from  $4.81 
to  $11.30. 

Most  important  in  this  gratifying  advance  has  been  the  strong  develop- 
ment of  our  own  work  in  Cleveland  Presbytery  dating  from  1911.  Our 
own  home  mission  program,  involving  ten  years  ago  a regular  annual 
expenditure  in  aid  of  only  $6,000.00,  has  now  grown  to  such  proportions 
as  to  call  for  no  less  than  $110,000.00  a year. 

This  program  may  be  briefly  described  as  one  of  (1)  Sustentation — 
budget  aid  being  given  to  22  churches  and  missions,  (2)  Special  Centers — 
North  and  Woodland  being  centers  of  concentrated  effort  and  expendi- 
ture, (3)  Foreign  Work — with  one  Hungarian  and  one  Italian  church  and 
two  Italian  missions,  (4)  Daily  Vacation  Bible  Schools — of  which  we  had 
16  last  year,  (5)  Harkness  Camp — 800  children  received  each  summer,  (6) 
Building — aid  being  given  by  the  Presbyterian  Union,  (7)  Headquarters 
Co-operation — service  in  publicity,  financial  campaigns  and  otherwise, 
(8)  Colored  Work — St.  Mark’s  Church  of  165  members. 

Our  advance  in  benevolences  has  not  been  at  the  expense  of  church 
support.  Pastors’  salaries  have  largely  increased.  The  per  capita  average 
of  congregational  expenses,  since  1902,  was  $19.91;  last  year  it  was  $24.64. 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


[22] 


The  Year  1921  in  the  Presbyterian  Union 

Summary 

CENTENNIAL  FUND,  1921-25 


Subscribed  by  792  givers,  November,  1920 $157,000.00 

Paid  up  to  January  1,  1922 33,909.75 


BUILDING  AID 

1.  Forestdale — Voted  loan  of  $4,000.00,  for  five  years,  without  interest, 

for  lot. 

2.  East  Cleveland  First — Loan  of  $10,000.00,  for  five  years,  without 

interest,  for  Sunday  School  building  enlargement. 

3.  Maple  Heights — Financed  church  building,  cost  $10,675.39 — half 

loan  without  interest,  half  grant. 

4.  Bethany — Grant  of  $2,400.00  on  manse  purchase. 

5.  Wickliffe — Grant  of  $1,000.00  on  manse  purchase. 

6.  Harkness  Camp — Appropriation  of  $2,637.00,  account  recreation  build- 

ing, etc. 


SOCIAL  LIFE 

February  28,  1921 — Annual  Dinner,  Church  of  Covenant.  Attendance, 
439.  Speaker,  P.  Whitwell  Wilson,  on  “The  Irish  Case.” 

May  6,  1921 — Hotel  Winton,  men  only.  Attendance,  204.  Speaker, 
Arthur  Nash,  on  “The  Golden  Rule  in  Business.” 

December  7,  1921 — Hotel  Winton.  Attendance,  351.  Speaker,  Henry 
C.  Swearingen,  D.  D.,  Moderator  of  General  Assembly. 

Special  Events: 

April  12,  1921 — Elders’  Dinner,  at  Schuder’s.  Attendance,  130. 
October  22,  1921 — Wooster  Automobile  Excursion.  Attendance,  204. 


MEMBERSHIP 

300  paid  dues.  519  have  been  members  in  last  three  years. 


HOUSE  ORGAN 

“Church  and  City” — Four  issues,  1000  to  mailing  list,  3000  in  churches. 


HARKNESS  CAMP 

Third  season  great  success.  Five  camp  periods  provided  10-day  outing  for 
800  children  and  mothers,  at  total  cost  of  $11,963.71.  New  recreation 
building.  Dining-room  and  kitchen  enlarged.  New  cottages  for  mothers. 
New  well.  A camp  to  be  proud  of. 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


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A Personal  Word 

I may  be  pardoned  if,  at  the  end  of  a decade  of  service  as  superintendent 
of  church  extension,  I speak  a personal  word  as  I bring  to  a close  this  little 
record  of  Presbyterian  activities  in  the  city  and  presbytery  of  Cleveland. 

Ten  years  ago  church  extension  was  an  unfamiliar  word  in  our  vocabu- 
lary. In  Chicago  Dr.  Edgar  P.  Hill  had  recast  the  home  mission  organiza- 
tion and  program  under  this  new  name,  and  given  it  a significance  that 
attracted  the  attention  of  other  cities.  Cleveland  was  among  the  first 
to  follow  and  today  no  less  than  eighteen  of  our  city  presbyteries  have  a 
standard  church  extension  organization  with  a Presbyterian  Headquarters 
and  a superintendent  or  executive  secretary.  The  city  task  of  the  church 
was  hardly  conceived  ten  years  ago  as  a distinctive  home  mission  problem; 
today  the  whole  church  begins  to  realize  that  New  York  City  itself  is  a 
home-mission  field  into  which  the  church  must  pour  faith,  prayer  and 
money. 

Cleveland,  a decade  ago,  thought  little  of  her  own  home-mission  task; 
today  our  work  among  the  Hungarians  and  Italians,  our  daily  vacation 
Bible  schools,  our  summer  camp,  our  building  co-operation,  and  in  particu- 
lar our  effort  at  our  two  special  centers,  North  and  Woodland,  to  hold  for 
Protestantism  ground  from  which  all  other  English-speaking  churches 
have  fled,  have  brought  into  co-operation  with  us  both  the  Synod  of  Ohio 
and  the  Home  Board,  and  at  Woodland  the  whole  denomination  watches 
what  we  are  doing  and  stands  behind  us. 

Ten  years  ago  our  morale  as  a city  force  seemed  to  have  broken  down. 
The  Presbyterian  Union  was  profoundly  discouraged.  Two  different 
financial  campaigns  had  failed  of  their  goals.  Even  Dr.  Haydn’s  indomi- 
table leadership  could  carry  only  half  way  to  success  the  last  effort  he  made 
in  the  Union.  It  was  not  he  that  had  broken  down,  but  our  organization. 
The  time  had  come  for  reshaping  our  whole  force  and  program.  With 
individualism  rampant  and  co-operation  at  its  lowest,  we  were  forced  to 
action. 

During  the  ten  years  that  have  followed  we  have  achieved  an  intimate 
understanding  and  co-operation  between  the  Presbyterian  Union  and  the 
Church  Extension  Committee,  so  that  the  old  friction  is  gone  and  we  work 
together  as  a single  force.  We  have  completely  recovered  our  morale. 
We  have  twice  succeeded  in  five-year  fund  campaigns,  the  first  for  $100,000 
and  the  second  for  $150,000,  and  put  under  our  work  a solid  financial 
footing.  There  prevails  among  us  now  a spirit  of  faith,  courage  and 
hopefulness,  and  there  grows  among  us  a fellowship,  delightful  in  contrast 
with  the  state  into  which  we  had  fallen  ten  years  ago. 


The  Presbytery 


of  Cleveland 


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No  one  would  rejoice  more  over  these  years  of  recovery  and  progress 
than  Hiram  C.  Haydn  were  he  with  us  today.  He  was  my  father  and 
inspirer  in  faith  and  service.  His  vibrant  enthusiasm  for  the  Kingdom,  his 
truly  apostolic  missionary  zeal,  his  unfailing  spirit  of  helpfulness,  his  love 
and  care  for  all  the  churches,  his  restless  energy,  and  that  soul  of  prophet 
and  pioneer  that  burned  so  brightly  within  his  frail  body  remain  with  me 
an  inspiring  memory  and  mark  for  us  all  the  type  of  spirit  on  which  depends 
our  hope  of  continuing  growth  and  power  in  this  great  presbytery  in  that 
Tomorrow  which  our  Lord  holds  in  His  keeping. 


Charles  L.  Zorbaugh 


FORM  OF  BEQUEST 


I hereby  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  the  Presbyterian  Union 
of  Cleveland,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  to  its  successor  or  successors* 


(Here  Insert  Amount) 


Dollars 


* If  property  instead  of  money  is  given,  insert  in  above  blank  the  legal  description  to  the  property, 
if  possible;  if  not  describe  the  property  so  it  can  be  identified. 


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